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Medicines to Prevent Malaria?

November 5, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Which medicines are used to prevent malaria? ANSWER There are a number of drugs used to prevent malaria infection, known as malaria prophylactic medication. These vary in terms of how they are taken, how long they are taken for, how much they cost and the typical side effects people experience while they are taking them. In addition, some are recommended more highly for certain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Aralen, Atovaquone, choloquine, Doxycycline, Lariam, Malaria Prevention, Malarone, Mefloquine, proguanil, prophylaxis, travel medicine

Drugs for Malaria

October 10, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What drugs are used in the treatment of malaria? ANSWER There are a number of medicines used to treat malaria. Traditionally, chloroquine has been the first line drug of choice for uncomplicated, non-resistant malaria. However, several types of malaria, and most notably Plasmodium falciparum, the most severe and deadly kind, has become resistant to chloroquine in many places. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies, Chloroquine-Resistant Malaria, choloquine, Coartem, G6DP deficiency, Malaria Treatment, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, Primaquine, Quinine, World Health Organisation

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